音标:[slʌmp] ; 柯林斯词典等级:2 级;
n. 暴跌, 垂头弯腰的姿态
vi. 猛然掉落, 陷入, 衰落(经济等)
n. a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality
v. assume a drooping posture or carriage
v. fall or sink heavily
v. fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly
词型变化:过去式 : slumped ; 过去分词 : slumped ; 现在分词 : slumping ; 名词复数形式 : slumps ; 第三人称单数 : slumps
考试类型:[托福/GRE]
词性分布:
动词64%
名词36%

slump的用法和样例:

例句

用作动词(v.)
  1. Sales have slumped in the last month.上月销售量骤降。
  2. Business slumped after the holiday.节日过后生意下降了。
  3. She slumped, exhausted, onto the sofa.她疲惫之极地倒在沙发上
  4. He swayed forward and slumped down in his chair.他身子向前一歪,猛地倒在靠椅里。
  5. He slumped his lanky frame in an easy chair.他那瘦长的身躯一下子安乐椅里。
用作名词(n.)
  1. The slump hit his business hard.物价暴跌使他的生意大受打击。
  2. There was once a slump in her career.她事业中曾出现过低谷。
  3. The toy industry is in a slump.玩具业现在不景气。
  4. It broke out soil slump yesterday in Guangxi province.昨天广西省发生了土崩。

常见句型

用作动词(v.)
用作不及物动词S+~(+A)
  1. What caused the price of irons to slump?钢铁价格暴跌是什么原因?
  2. He is very tired so he slumped into a chair.他非常的累,所以一屁股跌坐在椅子上。

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)
~+副词
  • slump badly猛跌
  • slump wearily疲倦地倒下

经典引文

  • He finally broke out of his writing slump with a..competitive surge.

    出自:J. Irving
  • How much further ahead would the Tigers be if their star pitchers..weren't in a slump?

    出自:First Base
  • Exhausted, he slumped back against the edge of the stair.

    出自:H. Roth
  • She slumped toward the ground, young, strong arms..supporting her.

    出自:A. Haley
  • I found him slumped over his great black Italian table-desk.

    出自:L. Auchincloss
  • A fist landed unexpectedly on my jaw and I slumped to the carpet.

    出自:A. Guinness
【近义词】

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